Westwood Elem

Located at 1600 N Eisenhower Dr, in Junction City, Kansas, Westwood Elem is a reasonably sized K-5 school that caters to 278 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Geary County Schools.

Westwood Elem is one of 15 schools operated by Geary County Schools, a district that serves 7,293 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Westwood Elem lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 24% Hispanic, 18% Black, 14% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Westwood Elem shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 76% of students at Westwood Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Geary County's rate of about 55%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Westwood Elem is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 48.7%, a residual of +23.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Geary County put the typical household earns roughly $59,317 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Geary County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,880 students), Westwood Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lincoln Elem, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westwood Elem. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westwood Elem ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 9%: 256 students in 2018 compared to 278 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 32% to 18%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.